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PID: 35750 (2QK4/4p3/1p6/2Pk2P1/8/PPp5/2B5/8 w - - 0 1)

Warton, Joseph John

Warton, Thomas Joseph

Western Daily Mercury, 1917

(First published on Fri Nov 16 1917)

2QK4/4p3/1p6/2Pk2P1/8/PPp5/2B5/8

#3

7 + 4

15239 Valois Notebooks 2019

SOLUTION

  • SOUND
  • Tries
    • 1.Qe6+?
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.b4
          • threat
            • 3.Qe4#
      • 1...Kxc5
        • 2.Qe5+
          • 2...Kc6
            • 3.Be4#
      • 1...Kxe6!
    • 1.Qd7+?
      • 1...Kxc5
        • 2.Kxe7
          • 2...b5
            • 3.Qd6#
        • 2.b4+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd3#
      • 1...Ke5!
  • Keys
    • 1.b4!
      • 1...Kc4
        • 2.Qd7
          • threat
            • 3.Qd3#
      • 1...Kd4
        • 2.Qe6
          • threat
            • 3.Qe4#
      • 1...Ke5
        • 2.Qf5+
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qe4#
      • 1...bxc5
        • 2.Qxc5+
          • 2...Ke6
            • 3.Bb3#
      • 1...b5
        • 2.Qc6+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qe4#
          • 2...Kd4
            • 3.Qe4#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qe4#
          • 2...Kxc6
            • 3.Be4#
      • 1...e5
        • 2.Qd7+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd3#
      • 1...e6
        • 2.Qd7+
          • 2...Kc4
            • 3.Qd3#
          • 2...Ke5
            • 3.Qd6#

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